NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank contributes to several nonprofit agencies that help new immigrants integrate and prosper in Maine. In 2015, the bank contributed approximately $20,000 to various Maine agencies that provide programs and support from legal advocacy and financial literacy training, and to help young children of new immigrants aspire to higher vocational and […]

TOPSHAM — Dillon Fink, PT, DPT, recently joined Head to Toe Physical Therapy in Topsham. A graduate of the University of Maryland with a doctorate in physical therapy, Fink had been working as a traveling physical therapist, practicing in five different locations and in three different settings across Arizona, Idaho and California. Fink is looking […]

BRUNSWICK 1. Please tell us a little about yourself, such as where you grew up, went to school and hobbies you might have. When did you become interested in quilting? I grew up in Bath, graduating from Morse High School in the class of 1975. After graduation, and one year later, I married my high […]

MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Cory King has been hired as executive director of the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber. King will begin his new role on Tuesday, May 31, working alongside Carolyn Farkas-Noe, who held the interim executive director position since April 2014. King was most recently the executive director of the Skowhegan Area […]

WASHINGTON Builders ramped up construction of new homes in April, suggesting that the market remains solid despite sluggish economic growth at the beginning of the year. Housing starts climbed 6.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.17 million units, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. The increase makes up for much of March’s 9.4 […]

BANGOR — A rabbit rescue, a surfing program for children with special needs, a living history farm and museum, and a county firewood bank were among the 2016 grant recipients for the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s Community Matters More program. The ninth annual grant program awarded a total of $100,000 to 68 Maine nonprofit organizations […]

LEWISTON — Northeast Bank, which has a branch office on Brunswick’s Maine Street, recently donated $5,000 to The Opportunity Alliance. The funds will provide family literacy classes to the Parkside Neighborhood Center in Portland, as well as bolster the Work-Life Advisor Program, which aims to help individuals overcome barriers to employment. “Family literacy education and […]

BATH — Bath Savings Institution President Glenn Hutchinson recently announced the retirement of Patricia Taggart. Taggart joined Bath Savings as a teller 18 years ago. She is retiring as vice president and branch manager of the bank’s main office in Bath. During her tenure, the deposit base of the Bath office more than doubled, from […]

TOPSHAM — U.S. Cellular will host a free device workshop at its Topsham store at 11 Winners Circle on Tuesday, May 17 from 9-10 a.m. U.S. Cellular associates will be on hand to show attendees how to use the features on their device and explain the many advantages smartphones have to offer. You do not […]